CVE-2023-38852

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in libxlsv.1.6.2 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code and cause a denial of service via a crafted XLS file to the unicode_decode_wcstombs function in xlstool.c:266.

CVSS v3 6.5 MEDIUM

6.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/libxls/libxls/issues/124	Exploit Issue Tracking
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JQYGEBDBCOWBRHOW44BSSRADUOZBXHUE/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YHBUPYF2NX34HNAWZ3WYHKWU3KWVQUSV/
https://github.com/libxls/libxls/issues/124	Exploit Issue Tracking
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JQYGEBDBCOWBRHOW44BSSRADUOZBXHUE/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YHBUPYF2NX34HNAWZ3WYHKWU3KWVQUSV/

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:libxls_project:libxls:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 08:14

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://github.com/libxls/libxls/issues/124 - Exploit, Issue Tracking~~	() https://github.com/libxls/libxls/issues/124 - Exploit, Issue Tracking
References	~~() https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JQYGEBDBCOWBRHOW44BSSRADUOZBXHUE/ -~~	() https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JQYGEBDBCOWBRHOW44BSSRADUOZBXHUE/ -
References	~~() https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YHBUPYF2NX34HNAWZ3WYHKWU3KWVQUSV/ -~~	() https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YHBUPYF2NX34HNAWZ3WYHKWU3KWVQUSV/ -
Summary		(es) La vulnerabilidad de desbordamiento del búfer en libxls v.1.6.2 permite a un atacante remoto ejecutar código arbitrario y provocar una denegación de servicio a través de un archivo XLS manipulado a la función unicode_decode_wcstombs en xlstool.c:266.

27 Feb 2024, 04:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		() https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YHBUPYF2NX34HNAWZ3WYHKWU3KWVQUSV/ - () https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JQYGEBDBCOWBRHOW44BSSRADUOZBXHUE/ -

19 Aug 2023, 00:43

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~(MISC) https://github.com/libxls/libxls/issues/124 -~~	(MISC) https://github.com/libxls/libxls/issues/124 - Exploit, Issue Tracking
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:libxls_project:libxls:1.6.2:::::::*
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 6.5
CWE		CWE-787
First Time		Libxls Project Libxls Project libxls

15 Aug 2023, 17:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2023-08-15 17:15

Updated : 2024-11-21 08:14

NVD link : CVE-2023-38852

Mitre link : CVE-2023-38852

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-38852

JSON object : View

Products Affected

libxls_project

libxls

CWE

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write

6.5 /10